Share this MP3 (MGM v. Grokster)
Here’s an MP3 of yesterday’s fantastic oral argument in MGM v. Grokster, before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. It’s public domain, so share freely on the peer-to-peer networks whose legality Fred von Lohmann and Mike Page eloquently defend.
On what basis do you claim that the MP3 recording
of oral argument in MGM v. Grokster is in
the public domain? Or, are you using the
phrase “public domain” different from the
legal term?
Joseph Pietro Riolo
<riolo@voicenet.com>
Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions
in this comment in the public domain.
Comment by Joseph Pietro Riolo — February 5, 2004 @ 3:52 am
It’s public domain because it was recorded by the court. Government works, shrinking in number though they may be, are not protected by copyright. See 17 U.S.C. s 105, http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/105.html
Comment by Wendy — February 5, 2004 @ 3:56 am
I am aware of that portion in the copyright
law. It is not clear from your initial post
on how you can claim that MP3 is in the
public domain. It could be done by a
private person in the audience in the court
room.
Unlike the copyrighted works, the works that
are supposed to be in the public domain
require a bit more documentation to
prove that they are truly in the public
domain.
For those who want to go to the source,
go to http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ and click
on the box for audio files. Then, enter
the court case number “03-55894″. You will
not get MP3 but you will get WMA.
Joseph Pietro Riolo
<riolo@voicenet.com>
Public domain notice: I put all of my expressions
in this comment in the public domain.
Comment by Joseph Pietro Riolo — February 6, 2004 @ 3:43 am
This MP3 (and now OGG as well) was created by EFF from the court’s recording. We claim no copyright (if there were any to be claimed) in the audio format conversion.
Comment by Wendy — February 6, 2004 @ 3:58 am